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Thread ID: 90744 2008-06-14 21:03:00 Anyone having probs with Vista's firewall being off everytime you reboot? Speedy Gonzales (78) Press F1
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678455 2008-06-14 21:03:00 I've got a laptop here (not mine), with Vista Home basic on it

I uninstalled some version of Symantec IS last night, since it's got Avast on it .

And a few other programs (Realplayer, and others / games the person has never used/played) .

Anyway, everytime you reboot this thing, the firewall is off . Turn it on, reboot its off again . I did a scan last night, with Trojan remover, Malwarebytes Anti-malware and nothing .

But Avast picked some virus up in memory, but it didnt say WHAT it was .

So it rebooted, and did a scan before booting into Vista . It still didnt say what the virus was . So, I dont know if it had a virus or not .

So, any idea on how to get the firewall to stay on, in Vista?? I've read a few sites in Google, but none have an answer .

One says if Onecare is installed (I cant see it), this includes a firewall, and will shut Vista's firewall off .

However its got Defender on it, does this include a firewall??

I wouldnt have a clue, I dont use Defender (from what I saw on this laptop, there wasnt much to choose from )!

And I dont use Vista .

I see why people complain about UAC in Vista, its bloody annoying popping up all the time !

I thought Comodo and ZA were bad ! 		Speedy Gonzales (78)
678456 2008-06-14 22:27:00 Is there a Firewall service in Vista like XP? - Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)?
If there is is it set to Automatic? 		CYaBro (73)
678457 2008-06-14 22:33:00 Thats a good question, I'll have to find out WHERE it is first !

I'll check Gogle and see where is it 		Speedy Gonzales (78)
678458 2008-06-14 22:41:00 Several things to try - make sure the Firewall service is running as CYaBro said.

Two of These suggestions are copied from a site I found:

Check Windows Firewall Services to see if it is set to automatic.
Start/Administrative Tools/Services and find Windows firewall near the
bottom.

After further investigating I found where the Windows Firewall defaults to off
if you have your network settings to private in network settings. When using
a router Windows expects the router firewall to do the job.

make sure you run the Norton Removal tool, dont just depend on its own uninstaller - as we all know its crap - From Memory i had that problem once, and it was bits of Nortons left over causing the problem.

To turn off UAC - click start, in the search bar type in User, click User Accounts, then click Turn user Account control on or off, untick the box - A reboot is required after. Then go into the security settings in the control panel and locate on the left the options to change the way windows warns you - select the Do Not warn - ( or words to that effect) its the bottom one from Memory, other wise you will get a damn warning all the time that the security is turned off.

That "Virus" would be a bit sus - may pay to try Nod32 - I'll have a look as I have a program here that may tell you what it is - as soon as I can remember where I put it :( 		wainuitech (129)
678459 2008-06-14 22:58:00 It wasnt until I uninstalled Windodws Live messenger, that Avast picked up this virus in memory . (When Avast picked it up, all it said was C:\Program well that tells me heaps NOT)!

Every other program, I uninstalled, was fine . Avast didnt complain .

Thats a good point I did see that under network settings it is set to private .

He's definitely not using a router . He would have to go thru me .

And he's not . (And wont be, while Limewire is on it :lol:)

I'll get the removal tool now . And see if that fixes something .

Also, if SP1 has been installed would it say SP1??

I checked under about in the computer thing like my computer .

All it says is 6000 . No SP1 . And under Windowsupdate, theres's no mention of SP1 waiting to be installed . I didnt see it in the part where you uninstall programs either . 		Speedy Gonzales (78)
678460 2008-06-14 22:59:00 Edited To Above: OK Bugger- the one I use in XP wont work in Vista. But I did findThis one here (www.bestvistadownloads.com), called Process Master, it lists all the processes running - may "find the Virus". Example (www.imagef1.net.nz)

To check for the version, right click Computer on desktop or start/then on the menu on the right, then Properties and you will get This window (www.imagef1.net.nz) SP1 highlighted.

As you can see by the PC's spec's its a real grunt machine -:lol: and runs vista fine - it only struggles on games. 		wainuitech (129)
678461 2008-06-14 23:16:00 Cool, ta for the info WT ! I shall check it out once he's gone

Just have to remember what version of NIS was on it for the tool. Hopefully the removal tool doesnt care 		Speedy Gonzales (78)
678462 2008-06-14 23:22:00 Cool, ta for the info WT ! I shall check it out once he's gone

Just have to remember what version of NIS was on it for the tool. Hopefully the removal tool doesnt care No worries mate - I dont think it does matter, last time i got it i went - ennie meenie minie mo :D then got the latest. 		wainuitech (129)
678463 2008-06-15 08:21:00 Hmm ok well, I tried that removal tool 2006 - 08, it probably removed the symantec/norton stuff . It didnt fix the firewall .

The firewall stayed off on reboot . Checked the service, the firewall is on auto .

Thought if I disabled file sharing it would fix it, it bu no it didnt .

Checked to see if SP1 was / is installed, it isnt .

And dont know why Vista doesnt say Vista needs updating, or at least show SP1 in updates .

So, will SP1 fix it? 		Speedy Gonzales (78)
678464 2008-06-15 10:02:00 Well decided to get SP1 took about 20 mins .

Installed it, it rebooted 3 times, its fine, but the bloody firewall still wont turn on lol . Now what?

After I reboot and go to the firewall, it says its on, for like 3-4 seconds .

Then turns off . So, its not having SP1 thats the prob and its not Nortons stopping anything 		Speedy Gonzales (78)
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